Picture-hanger.



' No. 740.493. PATENTBD OCT.' a, 190s;

O.A.WADE. Y'

' PICTURE HANGER.

APPLIUATION ILED JAN. l4f1903 H0 MODEL,

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OSCAR Af WADE, -OF AVON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO Patented October 6, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

GODFREY KNIGHT, OF AVON, MASSACHUSETTS.

PICTURE-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,493, dated October 6, 1903.

.Application filed January 14, 1903. Serial No. 138,972. (No model.) l

To LEZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR A. WADE, of Avon, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Picture-Hangers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide apicture-hanger adapted to project upwardly by reason of its own inherent stiness from a picture-frame to which it is attached, so that the picture may be hung and removed by a person grasping only the frame.

The invention also has for its object to provide a-pictnre-hanger adapted to insure a horizontal position of the picture-frame hung thereby and also adapted to be conveniently adjusted to vary the height of the picture.

The invention consists in the improvements which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the, accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication,-Figure l represents a front view of a picture-frame suspended by a hanger embodying my invention. Fig. 2

represents an enlarged front view of the hanger, parts thereof being broken away. Fig. 3 represents an edge view showing the parts represented in Fig. 2. Fig. #i represents an enlarged section on iine 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 represents an enlarged section on line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 represents an enlarged sect tion on line 6 6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 represents an enlarged sectionon line 7 7 of Fig. 2.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures.

In the drawings, a represents a hook adapted to engage an ordinary molding-strip b, atf

'cached to a wall, the hook being preferably made of sheet metal and having sufficient width to have a broad bearing on the moldl ing, whereby the vhook will'be prevented from tipping to either side. To the hook a at two independent points are connected. two suspension-rods, which are adapted to diverge from thexhook at different angles and are formed at their lower ends te receive screweyes or other attaching devices, whereby the suspension-rods may be attached to a pictureframe c. Different angles of divergence are passes.

obtainable, because the suspension-,rods are pivotally connected t-o the hook and may spread more or less, according to the width of the picture to which they are attached.

VMoreover, since the said rods are independan eye d, which is secured to the lower por4 tion of the hook ctby means of a tubular or other rivet d2, the two rivets d2 being side by side. The lower -end of the section d is bent to form av hooi;V d3.

The section e is preferably composed of a strip of dat sheet metal bent at its upper end to form an ear e', in which is an orifice e2,

through which one of the wire sections d A Below the ear e' are formed orifices e3 e8, of which there may be any desired number, two being here shown, either of said oriiices being adapted to receive a hook d3. vProvision is thus madeY for adjusting thelength of the suspension rods. The section e is preferably composed of an upper member 8 and a lower member 9, the two members being jointed together by means of a tubular rivet -or eyeletlO, which permits the lowermember 9 to be swung inwardly from the general line of the rod of which it forms a part, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The tubular rivet 10 is adapted to receive a screw or other attaching device used to connectl the suspensionrod of which it forms a part to the picture-frame. The lower end of the member 9 is provided with an orifice 12, also adapted to receivea screw or other attaching device.

It will be seen that thehanger'above described, comprising two practically independent suspension-rods adapted to diverge at dierent angles from the hook a, enables the picture to be suspended from a single hook without any liability of being tipped ont of a horizontal position. This is due to the fact thatl the hook is wide to have a broad beari'ng on the molding, so that the hook itself will not swing, and the two suspension-rods being independently secured to the hook prevent the picture from swinging relatively to the hook. It will also be seen that provision is'made for adjusting the height of the picture, first, by shifting the hooks d3 from one set of orifices e3 to another, and, secondly, by inserting the attaching screws either through the tubular eyelets l0 or through the orifices l2. Vhen the attaching-screws arel inserted in the tubular eyelets l0, the lower members 9 are swung inwardly, as shown in Fig. l, said members being then inoperative and concealed behind the picture. The lower portions of the upper members are preferably bent, as indicated at 13, the portions below the bend standing at an angle to the portions above. The lower portions of the rods are thus enabled to conform to the slant of the picture-frame.

I do not limit myself to the exact details of construction, as the specific features thereof may be variously modified within the terms of the claims hereto appended.

Vhen a picture-frame of medium size is employed, the upper end of the frame usually conceals the portions e c, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l, only the'wire portions d d and the hook a being visible.

It will be seen that the suspension-rods are relatively stift or self-supporting when attached to the frame, so that they project n'ormally above the frame and support the hook in an elevated position, thus enabling the picture to be conveniently hung, the operator holding only the frame while hanging the picture. Thestiifnessofthesuspension-rodsenables a person to hang or remove a picture in most cases while standing on the floor and without the necessity of mounting a chair or step-ladder, and owing to the independent connection of the two rods with the hook said hook cannot tip or swing laterally relatively to therods, and therefore the hook will stand upright and in position to be caught on the molding.

The orifices l2 in the lower portions of the members 9 may be of elongated form. If elongated, as indicated in Fig. 2, the slots are adapted to permit the passage of the ring portions of screw-eyes, which are commonly inserted in the back of the frame. Such eyes may be given a quarter-turn after -insertion in said slots, so that they will extend crosswise of the slots, thus locking the members 9 to the frame.

The outer portions 14- ot the hooks d3 are curved outwardly from the sections d, n which they are formed, to facilitate their insertion in the orifices c3. Vhen the hooks are inserted, the spring of the sections d, together with the confinement of said sections by the ears c', cause the bends 14: of the hooks to project through the orificese3 and bear against the walls of said orifices in such manner as to prevent endwise movement of the sections d. Hence said sections cannot be disengaged and moved endwise until they are sprung from their normal position su fticiently to permit the removal of the hooks from the orifices e3. j

I claiml. A picture-hanger comprisingahook having a wide bearing adapted to engage a molding-strip, and a plurality of suspension-rods pivotally connected to the hook at different points and adapted to diverge therefrom at different angles, said rods being attachable at their lower ends to a picture-frame.

2. A picture-hanger comprisingahookhaving a wide bearing adapted to engage a molding-strip, and a pair of suspension-rods jointed independently to said hook and adapted to diverge therefrom at dierent angles, said rods having orifices at their lower ends to receive attaching devices.

3. A picture-hanger comprising a hook having a wide bearing adapted to engage a molding-strip, and a pair of suspension-rods pivoted to the hook at different points and adapted to diverge therefrom at dierent angles, each rod being composed of sections having provisions for adjustment of the length of the rods, the lower portions of the rods having orifices to receive attaching devices.v

4. A picture-hanger comprising a hook having a wide bearing adapted to engage a molding-strip, and a pair of suspension-rods pivotally connected to the hook at different points and adapted to diverge therefrom at dierent angles, each rod having an upper section of wire hooked at its lower end and a sliding lower section perforated to engage and slide on the wire section and provided with an oritice to receive an attaching device.

5. A picture hanger comprising a hook adapted. to engage a molding-strip, and a pair of suspension-rods connected to the hook and adapted to diverge therefrom at different angles, each rod having an upper section of wire hooked at its lower end, and a lower section composed of two members jointed together by a tubular pivot adapted to receive an attaching device, the upper member being perforated to engage the wire section, while the lower member is adapted to swing on the tubular pivot and is provided with an orifice in its outer end.

6. A picture hanger comprising a hook adapted to engage a molding-strip, and a pair of suspension-rods connected to the hook and adapted to diverge therefrom at different angles, each rod having an upper section of wire hooked at its lower end, and a lower section composed of two members jointed together by a tubular pivot adapted to receive an attaching-screw, the upper member having a perfo-- rated ear ab its upper end and a plurality of orifices below said eer, the wire section passing through said ear, while its hook enters one of said orifices, the-lower member having a screw-receiving orifice at its lower end and being bent so tbatits main portion stands at an angle to the upper member.

In testimony whereof I have axed my signature in presence of Iawo witnesses.

OSCAR A. WAE.

Witnesses:

P. W. PEZZETTI, E. BATCHELDER. 

